THE NF-W YORKER ful. His nephew had gone much too far. He saId that on account of the death sentence the MarquIs was now legally dead, and that, besides, he was mad and should be put away. An appeal was to be presented to the Parliament at Aix but the President of the Parlia- ment was in no position to be lenient toward the Marquis's offenses. We learn from a study of this President in the "Dossiers de Police" of G. Lenôtre that, having begun as a child by sticking pins in live birds, he had gone on, hav- ing taken a mistress, to conspire with her to kIll his wife. When the latter be- came pregnant, he had at first sprinkled the stairway with cherry stones, hoping she would have a fall, and then, when this had not succeeded and she was lying in, he had given her poisoned lemonade, which, finding it bitter, she did not drink. He had final1y, when aU his neighbors had gone out to watch a balloon ascension, cut his wife's throat with a razor. He may wel1 have sat for the horrible judge in "Les 120 ] ournees de Sodome," but at this mo- ment he found it prudent to say that Sade was a dubIous character , who "ga ve himself up to an kinds of ex- cesses with young people of every sex." But while the case was in abeyance, the Sades withdrew to La Coste, where they evidently tried to give the impression of leading a quiet country life. The Marquis attested his morality by refusing to allow travelling players to present in the town a comedy called "Le Mari Cocu, Battu, et Content," tearing down the announcements of it " d l . as scan a euses et attentatozres aux libertés de L' Églisc." Then his own scandals erupted worse than ever. The Marquis had somehow recruited from Lyon and Vienne five girls, at least one of them very young, provIded by a procuress called N anon, who also came to live at La Coste. Be- fore very long, these girls began run- ning away and making complaints, and at Lyon criminal proceedings were in- stituted against Sade. It is doubtful how far the Marquise herself was in vol ved in the Marquis's vices. She was very much under his influence, and may have thought that she would rather have him indulge them at home, where she could oversee and restrain them But she was quite unable to control him, and one of the girls testified that the Marquise became "the first victim of a fury whIch could only be regarded as insanity." She in any case tried fran- tical1y to cover up, to prevent the girls from talking-one was sent to a con- vent-and to buy dismissal of charges from their parents. The little girl 185 Going to Rome? , ífíj, ;1/ I " '" ií!f /1/ YØ/ . I! A I The Cavalieri Hilton will give you a view of the city that Caesar never saw. At the Cavalieri Hilton, high on Monte Mario, manager Olaf Bonde has an incomparable view of Rome. He also has landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, tennis courts, excellent restaurants and night life as exciting as a Roman candle. Even a free private bus service to the heart of Rome, minutes away. For reser- vations, see your travel agent or call any Hilton hotel or Hilton Reservation Office GVALIERl HILTON Go international- with all the comforts of Hilton . ., .. <, .<-':.: ','."" R'.' >+, .,:. :.: .:$ ''':1; \ i .:'" ' j i; . , ..* ';J. .4 -:.,:,. :';" .,x' " /*" ": =""' " ,...:>< ,. .> " <r, : -I", ,.:,:' ...:>- " -:" ". *' ":" -:;". .:: ,/' )0 " ;< -'-" .' :..:: ,i... ., : .J , "'.; : )., ."'..:"" _.:'? :.0 000 <- ".: .. .' h". j<l ..::. {: 0(,0 ' ", > , x, " , '"t.. :.. .: .. 0"" ........:. ........"..a....... ..*-...../ (. ". .: > .' f '" :FOUND ., AT THE OMAR KHAVYAM j . CAIRO' Onè" J brown Bernhard AJtmann hettaM tdigalÌ t s\\ ater {mtS 1ft9 o.oebuU-on}. Owner may l d im umeby explaining sudden di PP1utr.. "aoceøf O\Jt b Hy dancer. Write: P.O. Box S95/ ,Radlo CI ty $tatioJ'1 1 New York N.Y . 1 . Off1 <J 1 - - , , . &. '''t ,,;tJ , 4- . :-- BERNHARD ALTMANN/A DIVISION OF McGREGOR-DONIGER, INC., N. Y., N. Y. 10019